It was probably only a matter of time before someone thought to do an even wackier thing with the controversial, highly-disputed electric pickup truck from Tesla, the angular Cybertruck. In this particular instance, the mod also turns it into a purely promotional vehicle – and not the safest out there, either.
Since it was introduced in November 2019 and for a very long time before the first units actually rolled out and started the journey to their owners, the Cybertruck has been the basis or the inspiration for more products than perhaps any other car in history. Over the years, we've seen Cybertruck-inspired or Cybertruck-shaped everything: houses, garages, doorstoppers, computer mice, clothing, and high fashion accessories, you name it.
Once deliveries of the Cybertruck started, the instantly recognizable truck became a status symbol, as well as a means to stand out from a sea of influencers and wannabe social media stars, all looking for that big break for those 15 minutes of fame. That's not uncommon, whether we're talking automobiles or gadgets or fashion, but the intensity of the frenzy is particular only to the Cybertruck and a handful of other products in recent years.
To make a long story short, owning a Cybertruck if you're a celebrity means instant paparazzi coverage and subsequent media attention; it's relevance in an age of short attention spans. If you're a businessperson, then, all you have to do is turn it into an old-school promotional vehicle and exposure is guaranteed.
Photo: Courtesy of Crazy Horse 3
Crazy Horse 3, perhaps one of the best-known gentlemen's clubs in Las Vegas, might be late to the game, but you know what they say about how it's better to be late than not be there at all. Over the past few days, tourists of Sin City have been treated to a view fitting for the "only in Vegas" phrase: a matte black Cybertruck with a dancing pole in the bed and, quite clearly against all road safety regulations, at least three girls using it for that purpose.
A rep for the club tells autoevolution that, since the debut of the new vehicle, people are "stopping in their tracks" to gawk. Not that anyone could blame them. Where the dancing girls and the pole sticking out fail to attract attention (or the music being blasted on the speaker), the matte black wrap and personalized branding on the truck are bound to do the trick.
Crazy Horse 3 has an entire fleet of custom vehicles they put at their clients' disposal for private rides or city tours, so the addition of a Cybertruck shouldn't probably come as a surprise. More surprising is the fact that such a mod is road-legal from a safety perspective, even at slow speeds.
Photo: Courtesy of Crazy Horse 3
But the biggest takeaway here is that, beyond its touted abilities of being bulletproof, indestructible, and tougher than any other conventional ICE (internal combustion engine) truck, the Cybertruck's biggest appeal to the masses remains, for the time being, that of being an attention magnet. At the end of the day, it might even win some credit for bringing back the now-lost art of promotional vehicles.
Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends. Full profile
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